JP2013033464A - Paper sheet handler for table games - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper sheet handler for table games in which paper sheets which are collected from players on a game table and whose authenticity is validated are accumulated visibly, removably and temporarily and then the paper sheets are stored in a stacker.SOLUTION: A paper sheet handler comprises: a casing (1) disposed adjacent to a gaming table (9); a deposit chamber (11) formed on an external side of the casing (1) for receiving plural paper sheets; a reservation chamber (14) formed on the external side of the casing (1) for receiving genuine paper sheets transported from the deposit chamber (11) visibly to players, removably and temporarily; a deposit paper sheet carrier (15) for transporting the paper sheets from the deposit chamber (11) to the reservation chamber (14); and a drive device (2) for driving the deposit paper sheet carrier (15).

Description

  Table game paper that discriminates paper sheets, collects the paper sheets in the storage room so that they can be viewed from the outside, can be taken out, and temporarily stored in the storage room, and finally stored in the stacker. Related to leaf handling equipment.

  For example, in a banknote receiving device used in a table game machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 in the name of Raymond Heidel, when banknotes collected on a table are inserted into a depositing room provided in the banknote receiving device, The discrimination device automatically determines the authenticity of the bill, and then accommodates it in a stacker arranged inside. In this case, once the banknote that the player (player) passes to the game dealer (parent) is once inserted into the depositing chamber of the banknote receiving device, the banknote receiving device automatically discriminates and stores the banknote, The player or the parent could not confirm, exchange or withdraw the denomination of the bill inserted into the bill receiving device.

  On the other hand, Patent Document 2 shows a cash dispenser provided with an escrow unit for temporarily storing deposited banknotes inside the machine body. In this cash dispenser, the banknotes deposited in the cash dispenser from the customer service section are temporarily accommodated in the escrow part, but the banknotes accommodated in the escrow part cannot be directly observed, and the accommodated banknotes are confirmed again. In order to do this, the transport device must be reversed and returned from the escrow section to the customer service section. For this reason, there is a difficulty in that the banknote must be inserted again into the depositing room at the time of re-payment. In addition, due to the nature of the cash dispenser, it is usually impossible to provide an escrow part at a position where it can be touched by the user from the viewpoint of security.

US Pat. No. 6,745,887 JP 2005-275876

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a table game paper sheet that can be taken out from the outside so as to be visible to the player and temporarily accumulated in the holding chamber before storing the paper sheet that has identified the authenticity in the stacker. The purpose is to provide a handling device. In addition, the present invention provides a table game paper sheet handling apparatus capable of confirming whether or not there is a problem or doubt about the collected paper sheets and ensuring the authenticity of the paper sheets, the transparency and fairness of the game. The purpose is to provide. It is another object of the present invention to provide a table game sheet handling apparatus that conveys a sheet from the depositing room to the holding room and from the holding room to the stacker through a discrimination device that confirms the authenticity of the sheets.

  The table game paper sheet handling apparatus of the present invention includes a housing (1), a depositing chamber (11) formed outside the housing (1) and containing a plurality of sheets, and a depositing chamber (11). A plurality of genuine paper sheets to be transported are arranged in a holding room (14) for temporarily and visually accommodating a player from the outside of the housing (1) and a depositing room (11). A deposit conveyance device (15) that continuously conveys the plurality of paper sheets to the holding chamber (14), and a drive device (2) that drives the deposit conveyance device (15). The deposit transfer device (15) transports only genuine paper sheets from the deposit room (11) to the reservation room (14), and all players receive the paper sheets accumulated in the reservation room (14). Visually visible. In other words, the paper sheets that are accumulated and stored in the reservation room (14) are exposed to the public eye, thereby confirming that the paper sheets in the reservation room (14) are not involved in fraud. It can be confirmed accurately. If a question or problem arises in the paper sheets in the reservation room (14), the problematic paper sheets can be taken out from the reservation room (14) and confirmed. If there is no problem with the paper sheets, return the paper sheets to the holding chamber (14) and activate the storage and transfer device (17) to transfer the paper sheets in the holding chamber (14) to the stacker (16). Can do.

  Only genuine paper sheets are accumulated in the reservation room (14) and temporarily held, and the paper sheets can be taken out from the reservation room (14) and confirmed that there are no problems with the paper sheets. The game can be managed smoothly while ensuring the authenticity of paper and the transparency and fairness of handling paper.

  An embodiment of a paper sheet handling apparatus according to the present invention applied to a banknote discrimination apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS. In the embodiment of the present specification, banknotes handled in a table game will be described. However, the term “paper sheets” used in the present invention includes banknotes, paper or resin currency, coupons, substitute banknotes, securities, It should be broadly understood as including all valuable paper clips.

  As is apparent from FIGS. 1 and 2 showing the first embodiment of the banknote discriminating apparatus of the present invention, the banknote discriminating apparatus of the present invention is a lower housing disposed adjacent to the game table (9). A housing (1) having (3) and an upper housing (4) provided on an upper portion of the lower housing (3) is provided. The upper housing (4) is above the pair of side walls (31, 32), the front wall (5) connected between the side walls (31, 32), and the game surface (10) of the game table (9). And a depositing room (11) for storing a plurality of banknotes collected from the game surface (10). Further, the holding chamber (14) for storing the genuine banknotes conveyed from the depositing chamber (11) is formed outside the upper housing (4). In addition, a discharge chamber (20) that accommodates banknotes determined by the discrimination device (13) to be unauthentic is formed outside the upper housing (4).

  The depositing chamber (11) includes an inlet plate (33) that tilts downward between the pair of side walls (31, 32) toward the inside of the upper housing (4) and supports the banknote. The reservation chamber (14) includes a support plate (34) that is inclined downward toward the inside of the upper housing (4) between the pair of side walls (31, 32) and supports the paper sheet. The discharge chamber (20) includes a holding plate (35) that tilts downward between the pair of side walls (31, 32) toward the inside of the upper housing (4) and supports the banknote.

  The banknote handling apparatus includes a deposit transport apparatus (15) that transports a plurality of banknotes disposed in the deposit chamber (11) to the reservation chamber (14), and a reservation chamber (14) disposed in the lower housing (3). A stacker (16) for storing banknotes transported from the storage, and a storage and transport device (17) for transporting banknotes arranged in the holding chamber (14) to the stacker (16) and storing banknotes in the stacker (16), Since the deposit transfer device (15) transports only genuine banknotes into the holding chamber (14), it is arranged in the upper housing (4) and transferred from the deposit chamber (11) to the holding chamber (14). A discriminating device (13) for discriminating the authenticity of banknotes, a driving device (2) (FIG. 4) for driving the depositing and conveying device (15) and the storing and conveying device (17), and a driving device (2) for the depositing and conveying device ( 15) a holding switch (26) for generating a start signal to the drive device (2) so as to generate a drive signal, and a depositing chamber (26) disposed in front of the front wall (5) of the upper housing (4). 11) The state of the banknotes placed in the holding chamber (14) A shadowing surveillance camera (7), an image display device (27) for displaying or recording a visual image taken by the surveillance camera (7) in real time, and each amount of banknotes identified by the discrimination device (13) as authentic An amount display device (21) for displaying the denomination and the total amount.

  The identification device (13) transmits the identified banknote information to the control device (30) of the drive device (2), and the control device (30) transmits the banknote information to the money amount display device (21) to display the money amount. The bill information is displayed on the operation guide screen of the device (21). A monetary display device (21) is provided with a portable operation touch panel or a tablet-type terminal input device electrically connected to the control device (30) of the drive device (2) by wired connection or wireless connection, and the drive device (2) The deposit conveyance device (15) or the storage conveyance device (17) may be driven by the activation signal generated from

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game surface (10) of the game table (9) formed in a substantially elliptical shape is provided with a dealer station (9a) in which the dealer (parent) stands, and the dealer station (9a The chassis (1) is detachably placed near the chassis (1), but the chassis (1) has a transport wheel (1a) attached to the bottom of the chassis (1) so that it can move forward and backward with respect to the game table (9). (1) may be moved smoothly. As shown in FIG. 1, the depositing chamber (11), the holding chamber (14), and the discharge chamber (20) of the upper casing (4) are arranged in a row or in a step shape as shown in the figure. These are both driven and connected to the banknote transport device (2). There can be provided a deposit transport device (15) for transporting genuine banknotes from the deposit chamber (11) to the holding chamber (14) through the discrimination device (13), and the deposit transport device (15) is a discrimination device (13). There is a function of transporting banknotes determined to be unauthentic from the depositing chamber (13) to the discharging chamber (20). A storage and conveyance device (17) is arranged to convey banknotes from the reservation chamber (14) to the stacker (16). The dealer of the dealer station (9a) is directly connected to each of the depositing chamber (11), the holding chamber (14) and the discharge chamber (20) formed on the front wall (5) or the top wall, and depositing chamber from the outside. A bill can be inserted into (11) and can be grasped and taken out from the holding chamber (14) and the discharge chamber (20).

  When the dealer places the bills collected from the player in the depositing chamber (11), the deposit sensor (12) that detects the bills inserted into the depositing chamber (11) and generates a detection signal is provided in the depositing chamber (11). ). The control device (30) of the drive device (2) stores data relating to the denomination and number or total amount of banknotes identified by the discrimination device (13), and stores banknote data in a data storage device (not shown). Can be made. The control device 30 can also transmit data stored in the data storage device to a management host computer (not shown) through a communication device (not shown).

  The reservation chamber (14) includes a non-contact sensor (22) that detects the presence of a plurality of banknotes in the reservation chamber (14) and generates a detection signal. The storage and transfer device (17) includes a storage switch (18, 18 ') that is attached to the upper casing (4) and generates an activation signal that drives the storage and transfer device (17). When the detection signal is generated, the storage and transfer device (17) is driven by the start signal of the storage switch (18, 18 '). When the hold switch (26) generates an activation signal, the deposit transfer device (15) is driven by the drive signal of the control device (30), and passes from the deposit chamber (11) to the hold chamber (14 through the discrimination device (13). ). A plurality of banknotes are arranged in the depositing chamber (11) in a direction transverse to the transport direction, and after being reversed by a reversing device in the middle of transporting, the bills are transported to the holding chamber (14) by the depositing transport device (15). , Supplied into the holding chamber (14) in a direction transverse to the conveying direction.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the deposit transfer device (15) is provided adjacent to the inlet plate (33) and contacts the bottom surface of the lowermost bill disposed in the deposit chamber (11) to rotate the bill when rotating. A depositing discharge roller (23) to be paid out, a first depositing / conveying device (15a) for transporting banknotes discharged from the depositing chamber (11) by the depositing discharge roller (23) to the discrimination device (13), and a discrimination device ( 13) A second deposit transfer device (15b) for transporting the bills that have passed through to the first branch point (24) provided with the first deflection device (37), and the second from the first branch point (24) to the second A third depositing / transporting device (15c) for transporting banknotes to a second branch point (25) having a deflection device (38), and a holding chamber having an impeller-shaped storage device from the second branch point (25) And (14) a fourth deposit transfer device (15d).

  The first deflecting device (37) provided at the first branch point (24) is switched to the reservation chamber (14) by the third depositing / transporting device (15c) or the fourth depositing / transporting device (15d). The bills can be transported toward the discharge chamber (20) by the discharge transport device (19) or toward the stacker (16) by the third storage transport device (17c). The fourth depositing / conveying device (15d) and the discharging / conveying device (19) are equipped with a similar impeller-shaped storage device that uniformly supplies bills to the holding chamber (14) and the discharging chamber (20), and the impeller-shaped storage The apparatus is shown, for example, in Japanese Patent Publication No. 63-12316 published on March 18, 1988. A second deflecting device (38) for selecting either the passage to the holding chamber (14) by the fourth depositing / conveying device (15d) or the passage to the discharging chamber (20) by the discharging and conveying device (19) Banknotes which are provided at the second branch point (25) of the third depositing / conveying device (15c) and are conveyed by the fourth depositing / conveying device (15d) by the operation of the second deflecting device (38). It is possible to select whether to transfer to the discharge chamber (20) provided with the impeller-shaped storage device by 14) or the discharge transfer device (19). Whether the bills are transported toward the holding chamber (14) by the third and fourth depositing and transporting devices (15c, 15d) or the bills are transported toward the discharge chamber (20) by the discharge transport device (19). It can be switched by the second deflection device (38).

  The storing and conveying device (17) is provided adjacent to the support plate (34) and contacts the bottom surface of the lowermost banknote disposed in the holding chamber (14), and the holding discharge roller (36 ), A first storing and conveying device (17a) for conveying banknotes discharged from the holding chamber (14) by the holding discharge roller (36) to the discrimination device (13), and a first branch from the discrimination device (13). A second storage and transport device (17b) for transporting banknotes to the point (24); and a third storage and transport device (17c) for transporting banknotes from the first branch point (24) to the stacker (16). . The stacker (16) includes a first stacker (16a), a second stacker (16b), and a third stacker (16c) for distinguishing and storing banknote denominations or paper sheet types. The second depositing / conveying device (15b) of the depositing / conveying device (15) may be reversed instead of the second storing / conveying device (17b) of the storing / conveying device (17) or removed. .

  As shown in FIG. 4, the drive device (2) includes a control device (30) configured by a single or a plurality of CPUs, and a deposit sensor (12) is connected to each input terminal of the control device (30). The discrimination device (13), the storage switches (18, 18 '), the non-contact sensor (22), the hold switch (26), and the surveillance camera (7) are connected. Each output terminal of the control device (30) has a deposit transfer device (15), a storage transfer device (17), a money amount display device (21), a first deflection device (37), and a second deflection device. The device (38) and the image display device (27) are connected. Actuators such as solenoids that are drivingly connected to the control device (30) are provided in the first and second deflection devices (37, 38), and the bills of the deflectors of the first and second deflection devices (37, 38) The direction to be conveyed is determined by a signal from the control device (30).

  FIG. 6 illustrates an operation guidance screen of the money amount display device (21) configured by a touch operation panel displaying start keys “START”, “STORE”, “CLEAR”, and “DISPLAY”. Each activation key of the touch operation panel of the money amount display device (21) is connected to the control device (30) by wired electrical connection or wirelessly. When the dealer touches the start key “START” of the money amount display device (21), the deposit transfer device (15) is driven by the control device (30) and the deposit room (11) is passed through the discrimination device (13). In addition, the banknotes that are not determined to be authentic among the banknotes that pass through the discrimination device (13) are transported to the discharge chamber (20). The discrimination device (13) counts the amount of banknotes sent to the reservation room (14), updates previous data, and displays the amount of banknotes on the amount display device (21). Therefore, the start key “START” also functions as a hold switch.

  When a dealer touches the activation key “STORE” displayed on the touch panel of the money amount display device (21), the storage device (17) is driven by the control device (30), and the reservation room (14) The banknotes placed in are stored in the stacker (16), and the total amount of banknotes stored in the stacker (16) is displayed on the money amount display device (21). Therefore, the activation key “STORE” also functions as a storage switch. The control device (30) receives the banknote information from the discrimination device (30), transmits the banknote information to the money amount display device (21), and the money amount display device (21) is stored in the stacker (16). Displays the amount of money. When the activation key “CLEAR” of the money amount display device (21) is touched, the control device (30) sends a signal for erasing the money amount displayed on the money amount display device (21). When the activation key “DISPLAY” of the money amount display device (21) is touched, the money amount display device (21) displays the money amount of the banknotes stored in the stacker (16). The money amount display device (21) shown in the figure is wired to the control device (30), and transmits and receives signals between the money amount display device (21) and the control device (30).

  A player sits in the vicinity of the drink cup (8) along the circular portion of the game table (9), and all players are bills accumulated in the depositing room (11) and depositing room on the front wall (5). Can be visually observed. The player places the banknotes required for the game on the game surface (10) of the game table (9), and the dealer collects a plurality of banknotes on the game surface (10) and places them in the depositing room (11). Insert bills in a lump. However, unlike the illustrated embodiment, the front wall (5) and the deposit chamber (11) may be arranged at the same or different height as the game surface (10) of the game table (9). In this case, the housing (1) can be separated from the game table (9) and the upper housing (4) protrudes from the game surface (10) of the game table (9) so that the housing (1) is Can be placed adjacent to.

Next, operation | movement of a drive device (2) is demonstrated about the operation | movement flowchart shown in FIG.
A dealer collects a plurality of banknotes from the game surface (10) of the game table (9) shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and arranges the collected banknotes horizontally in the depositing room (11) of the housing (1). . Proceeding from step 50 to 51, the deposit sensor (12) detects the banknote placed in the deposit chamber (11), and the detection signal of the deposit sensor (12) is sent to the control device (30). In this state, the dealer touches the start key “START (start)” displayed on the guidance screen on the amount display device (21) or operates the hold switch (26) (on) (step 52), and then the control device ( 30) supplies a drive signal to the deposit conveyance device (15). Accordingly, the deposit transfer device (15) is driven (step 53), the deposit discharge roller (23) is rotated, and the plurality of banknotes arranged in the deposit chamber (11) are discharged from the deposit chamber (11). Then, it is sent to the discrimination device (13) by the first deposit transfer device (15a).

  In this case, when the deposit sensor (12) detects a bill placed in the deposit chamber (11), the deposit transfer device (15) is turned on by the output of the control device (30) without operating the hold switch (26). It may be automatically driven and conveyed to the discrimination device (13). In step 54, the authenticity of the bill to be sent is judged in the discrimination device (13), and the bill judged to be authentic is sent to the second deposit conveyance device (15b), the first branch point (24), the first The holding device (14) is passed through the deflecting device (37), the third depositing / conveying device (15c), the second branch point (25), the second deflecting device (38), and the fourth depositing / conveying device (15d). After being sent (step 55), the banknote is reversed by a reversing device (not shown) in the middle of conveyance, and then the banknote is placed on the support plate (34) of the reservation chamber (14). It is temporarily accumulated so that it can be taken out (step 56). By reversing the banknotes, all players and dealers can clearly observe both the front and back sides of each banknote stored in the depositing room (11) and the holding room (14). The dealer can confirm the authenticity of the bill, and the dealer can freely remove the bill from the holding chamber (14).

  In addition, all players can visually check the stacking state of a plurality of banknotes in the holding chamber (14), the stacking state of banknotes, and the discharging state in which banknotes are transported from the holding chamber (14) toward the stacker (6). it can. Next, in step 58, if the deposit sensor (12) detects the presence or absence of banknotes in the deposit chamber (11), and if any banknotes remain in the deposit chamber (11), steps 53 to 58 are repeated again. The If there is no banknote in the deposit chamber (11), the deposit sensor (12) stops the detection signal, so the control device (30) stops driving the deposit transport device (15) (step 59).

  The bills placed in the holding chamber (14) are detected by the non-contact sensor (22), and the non-contact sensor (22) detects the bill (step 60), and the gaming surface of the game table (9) When the dealer operates the storage switch (18, 18 ′) provided in (10) or touches the activation key “STORE” of the money amount display device (21) (step 61), the control device (30) Drives the storage / conveyance device (17) (step 62), so that the banknotes are discharged from the storage chamber (14) by the storage discharge roller (36) and pass through the first storage / conveyance device (17a) again. (13) (Step 63). The banknote determined to be authentic by the discrimination device (13) is a second storage and transport device (17b), a first branch point (24), a first deflection device (37), and a third storage and transport device (17c). ) And sent to the stacker 16 (step 64).

  In this case, the stacker (16) drives a necessary deflection device, and the first stacker (16a), the second stacker (16b), and the third stacker (16c) have different denominations of banknotes or banknotes. Store with distinction. The banknotes that are not judged to be authentic by the discrimination device (13) are the second storage and conveyance device (17b), the first branch point (24), the first deflection device (37), and the third deposit and conveyance device (15c). The non-authentic banknote is sent to the discharge chamber (20) through the second branch point (25), the second deflection device (38), and the discharge / conveyance device (19) (step 65). In step 66, the non-contact sensor (22) determines whether or not a bill is present in the holding chamber (14). If a bill is present, steps 62 to 66 are performed again. Since the non-contact sensor (22) sends a non-existence signal to the control device (30), the control device (30) stops the drive of the storage / conveyance device (17) (step 67), and the drive device (2 ) Is stopped (step 68).

  When there is a bill that the discrimination device (13) does not judge as authentic in step 54, the control device (30) uses the signal from the discrimination device (13) to turn the second storage and transfer device (17b), the first branch point. (24), the first deflecting device (37), the third depositing and conveying device (15c), the second branch point (25), the second deflecting device (38) and the discharging and conveying device (19), The non-authentic bill is sent to the discharge chamber (20) (step 57), and the process proceeds to step 58.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 7, the bills and the holding chamber (14) arranged in the depositing chamber (11) by the monitoring camera (7) arranged above the front wall (5) of the housing (1). The state of the banknote conveyed inside can be photographed, and the image of the banknote photographed by the image display device (27) (FIG. 4) can be displayed or recorded in real time. Thereby, the authenticity of a banknote and the transparency and fairness with respect to collection of a banknote can further be improved.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, only the banknotes that are arranged in the depositing chamber (11) and are determined to be authentic are transported from the depositing chamber (11) to the holding chamber (14) by the depositing transport device (15). Since the banknotes are temporarily held in the chamber (14) and then stored in the stacker (16), all the players and dealers can visually check the banknotes stored in the reservation chamber (14). (14) It can be confirmed that no fraudulent acts are involved in the banknote in this case, and if there is a problem with the banknote, such as confirmation of the amount, remove the banknote from the reservation room (14) The denominations, etc. can be confirmed. Thereafter, the storage switch (18, 18 ') is operated to start the storage / conveyance device (17), and the banknotes in the holding chamber (14) can be transferred to the stacker (6). A storage switch (18, 18 ') can be attached to either or both of the housing (1) and the game table (9). In this way, the holding chamber (14) is completely open and exposed to the outside, so that the genuine banknote supplied to the holding chamber (14) and discharged from the holding chamber (14) ) Can be observed and taken out from outside.

  In this way, the dealer places the plurality of banknotes received in the depositing room (11), the discrimination device (13) is authentic, and the holding chamber (14) receives from the discrimination device (13) around the banknote handling device. People can observe directly to make sure that the game is not fraudulent. If there is a problem or doubt about the banknote in the holding chamber (14), the banknote can be taken out from the holding chamber (14) to check the banknote in question. Thereafter, the storage switch (18, 18 ') is operated to start the storage / conveyance device (17), and the bill can be transferred from the holding chamber (14) to the stacker (16). As a result, the dealer can manage the game smoothly while ensuring the authenticity of the banknote and the transparency and fairness of the banknote handling by the banknote handling apparatus.

  Various modifications can be made to the embodiment of the present invention. For example, a person skilled in the art arbitrarily determines the position and arrangement order of the depositing chamber (11), the holding chamber (14) and the discharging chamber (20) provided on the front wall (5) of the housing (1) as necessary. In contrast to the above embodiment, other storage chambers can be added separately. 4th deposit without providing an impeller-shaped storage device provided in the holding chamber (14) and the discharge chamber (20), or by omitting the impeller-shaped storage device or using an accumulation device It is also possible to transport banknotes directly from the transport device (15d) and the discharge transport device (19) to the holding chamber (14) and the discharge chamber (20).

  FIG. 7 shows a second embodiment of the banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention. In the second embodiment, the drive device (2) operates in the same manner as the operation flowchart in FIG. 5, but again passes the discrimination device (13) to the banknote sent from the holding chamber (14) to the stacker (16). Since there is no structure to be performed, steps 63 and 65 in FIG. 5 are omitted, and step 64 is performed between steps 62 and 65.

  When the dealer collects banknotes from the game surface (10) of the game table (9) and places the collected banknotes in the depositing room (11) of the housing (1), the process proceeds from step 50 to 51, and the depositing room ( 11) When the deposit sensor (12) detects the bill placed in 11) and the detection signal of the deposit sensor (12) is sent to the control device (30), the dealer displays the screen on the amount display device (21). When the activation key “START (start)” to be touched or the hold switch (26) is operated (ON) (step 52), the control device (30) supplies a drive signal to the deposit conveyance device (15). Accordingly, the deposit transfer device (15) is driven (step 53), the deposit discharge roller (23) is rotated, and the plurality of banknotes arranged in the deposit chamber (11) are discharged from the deposit chamber (11). Then, it is sent to the discrimination device (13) by the deposit conveyance device (15).

  In this case, when the deposit sensor (12) detects a bill placed in the deposit chamber (11), the deposit transfer device (15) is turned on by the output of the control device (30) without operating the hold switch (26). The bills may be conveyed automatically to the discrimination device (13) by being driven automatically. In step 54, the authenticity of the bill to be sent is judged in the discrimination device (13), and the bill judged to be authentic is sent to the holding chamber (14) through the second deflecting device (38) by the deposit conveyance device (15). Then, the bill is reversed in the middle of conveyance, placed in the reservation chamber (14) in a direction transverse to the conveyance direction, and temporarily accumulated in the reservation chamber (14) (step 56). In addition, all players can visually check the stacking state of a plurality of banknotes in the holding chamber (14), the stacking state of banknotes, and the discharging state in which banknotes are transported from the holding chamber (14) toward the stacker (6). it can.

  Banknotes that are not determined to be authentic by the discrimination device (13) in step 54 are sent to the discharge chamber (20) through the second deflecting device (38) by the deposit conveyance device (15) (step 57). Next, in step 58, if the deposit sensor (12) detects the presence or absence of banknotes in the deposit chamber (11), and if any banknotes remain in the deposit chamber (11), steps 53 to 58 are repeated again. The If there is no banknote in the deposit chamber (11), the deposit sensor (12) stops the detection signal, so the control device (30) stops driving the deposit transport device (15) (step 59).

  The bills placed in the holding chamber (14) are detected by the non-contact sensor (22), and the non-contact sensor (22) detects the bill (step 60), and the gaming surface of the game table (9) When the dealer operates the storage switch (18, 18 ′) provided in (10) or touches the activation key “STORE” of the money amount display device (21) (step 61), the control device (30) Drives the storage and transfer device (17) (step 62), so that the banknotes are discharged from the holding chamber (14) by the holding discharge roller (36) and sent to the stacker (16) by the storage and transfer device (17). (Step 64). In this case, the stacker (16) drives a necessary deflecting device, and distinguishes and stores bills of different denominations or bill types in the first stacker (16a) and the second stacker (16b). In step 66, the control device (30) determines whether or not the detection signal from the non-contact sensor (22) has been received. If at least one banknote is present in the holding chamber (14), the control device (30) again performs step 62. If the bill is not present, the non-contact sensor (22) sends a signal indicating the absence to the control device (30), so that the control device (30) drives the storage and conveyance device (17). Is stopped (step 67), and the operation of the driving device (2) is stopped (step 68).

  FIGS. 8-10 shows the cover (40) provided so that advance / retreat is possible with respect to the front surface of the reservation chamber (14). The cover (40) includes a transparent lid (41), a handle (42) provided on the top of the lid (41), and a link that connects the lid (41) to the upper housing (4) so as to be movable. A device (43); and a holding spring (44) connected between the link device (43) and the upper housing (4). The dealer grips the handle (42) of the lid (41) in the open position that opens away from the reservation chamber (14) and manually moves the handle (42) to the lower closed position. Thus, the front surface of the reservation chamber can be covered with the cover (40). FIG. 9 shows an intermediate position in which the cover (40) moves between the open position and the closed position, and the holding spring (44) reaches the maximum tension state, so that the open position shown in FIG. 8 and the closed position shown in FIG. When the cover (40) is placed in any of the positions, the lid (41) has a snap action that is automatically held in the open position and the closed position by the pulling force of the holding spring (44) that contracts, respectively. A bistable toggle mechanism is formed by the link device (43) and the holding spring (44). Since the maximum tensile force of the holding spring (44) does not exceed the operating force of the dealer, the dealer can arbitrarily move the lid (41) manually between the open position and the closed position. The lid (41) can also be moved electrically between an open position and a closed position by an actuator such as a motor or a solenoid. In addition, by locking the locking device with another actuator, the lid (41) is fixed to the upper housing (2), the unintentional removal of banknotes is prevented, the locking device is unlocked, and the lid The body (41) can be moved between an open position and a closed position.

  The present invention discriminates paper sheets, stacks the paper sheets in the storage room so that they can be visually recognized from the outside, can be taken out, and temporarily stored in the stacker. Suitable for table game paper sheet handling equipment.

Sectional drawing which outlines 1st Embodiment of the banknote handling apparatus by this invention A perspective view of a bill handling device arranged adjacent to a game table Plan view of FIG. The block diagram which shows the structure of the electric apparatus of a banknote conveyance control apparatus The flowchart which shows the operation | movement sequence of the banknote conveyance control apparatus which conveys a banknote to a reservation chamber and a stacker. Front view of money display device with operation guidance screen Sectional drawing which outlines 2nd Embodiment of the banknote handling apparatus by this invention Sectional drawing which shows the cover in the open position spaced apart from the front of a reservation room Sectional drawing which shows the cover in the middle of moving between an open position and a closed position Sectional drawing which shows the cover in the closed position which covers the front of a reservation room

  (1) ... Case, (2) ... Bill conveyance control device (paper sheet conveyance control device), (3) ... Lower case, (4) ... Upper case, (5) ... Front Wall, (7) ... Monitor camera, (8) ... Drink cup, (9) ... Game table, (10) ... Game side, (11) ... Deposit room, (12) ... Deposit sensor (13) ・ ・ Difference device, (14) ・ ・ Reservation room, (15) ・ ・ Payment transfer device, (15a) ・ ・ First deposit transfer device, (15b) ・ ・ Second deposit transfer device, (15c) ・ ・ Third deposit transfer device, (15d) ・ ・ Fourth deposit transfer device, (16) ・ ・ Stacker, (16a) ・ ・ First stacker, (16b) ・ ・ Second stacker (16c) ··· Third stacker, (17) · · Storage and transfer device, (17a) · · First storage and transfer device, (17b) · · Second storage and transfer device, (17c) · · 3 storage and transfer device, (18,18 ') ・ Storage switch, (19) ・ ・ Discharge transfer device, (20) ・ ・ Discharge chamber, (21) ・ ・Forehead display, (22) ・ ・ Non-contact sensor, (23) ・ ・ Payment discharge roller, (24) ・ ・ First branch point, (25) ・ ・ Second branch point, (26) ・ ・ Pending Switch, (30) ・ ・ Control device, (31,32) ・ ・ Side wall, (33) ・ ・ Inlet plate, (34) ・ ・ Support plate, (35) ・ ・ Holding plate, (36) ・ ・ Reserved discharge Rollers, (37) .. first deflector, (38) .. second deflector, (40) .. cover,

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A housing,
A depositing chamber formed on the outside of the housing and containing a plurality of paper sheets;
A holding room for temporarily storing a plurality of genuine paper sheets conveyed from the depositing room so that the player can take them out visually from the outside of the housing, and
A deposit transfer device for continuously transporting a plurality of paper sheets arranged in the deposit chamber to the holding chamber;
A table game paper sheet handling device, comprising: a driving device that drives a deposit conveyance device. The housing is arranged adjacent to the game table,
2. The paper sheet handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a player sitting around the game table can visually check the paper sheets stored in the holding room.   By exposing at least a part of the holding room to the outside of the case and opening it or closing it with a transparent lid, it is possible for a player sitting near the case to see the paper sheets stored in the holding room. The paper sheet handling apparatus according to claim 1. A holding switch for generating an activation signal for causing the driving device to generate a driving signal for driving the deposit conveyance device;
A discrimination device that is arranged in the housing and discriminates the authenticity of the paper sheet conveyed from the depositing room to the holding room,
2. The paper according to claim 1, wherein when a hold switch activation signal is generated, the deposit conveyance device conveys the paper sheets arranged in the deposit chamber through the discrimination device from the deposit chamber to the reservation chamber by a drive signal of the driving device. Leaf handling equipment. A stacker for storing paper sheets sent from the holding room;
A storage and transport device that transports paper sheets from the holding chamber to the stacker and stores them in the stacker;
The paper sheet handling device according to claim 1, wherein the driving device drives the storage and conveyance device.   2. The paper sheet handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a casing disposed adjacent to the game table can be moved forward and backward with respect to the game table. A stacker for storing paper sheets sent from the holding room;
A storage transport device for transporting paper sheets from the holding chamber to the stacker and storing them in the stacker;
A non-contact sensor that detects the presence of a plurality of paper sheets arranged in the holding room and generates a detection signal;
A storage switch that is attached to the housing and generates a start signal for driving the storage and conveyance device;
The non-contact sensor and the storage switch are electrically connected to the control device of the driving device,
2. The paper sheet handling device according to claim 1, wherein when the non-contact sensor generates a detection signal, the storage and conveyance device is activated by operating a storage switch.   The paper sheet handling device according to claim 4, further comprising a money amount display device that displays a denomination and the number of paper sheets or a total amount of paper sheets identified by the discrimination device as authentic.   9. The paper sheet handling device according to claim 8, wherein the money amount display device includes a touch operation panel that is connected to the driving device and generates an activation signal that drives the deposit conveyance device or the storage conveyance device.   The paper sheet handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a cover having a transparent lid movable between a closed position covering the front surface of the reservation chamber and an open position opening the front surface of the reservation chamber is attached to the housing. . A housing having a lower housing disposed adjacent to the game table and an upper housing provided on top of the lower housing;
A depositing room that is formed on the outside of the upper casing at the same height as or above the gaming surface of the game table and accommodates a plurality of paper sheets;
A holding chamber that accommodates paper sheets that are determined to be authentic among the paper sheets that are formed outside the upper housing and are placed in the depositing chamber, from the outside of the housing so as to be visible to the player,
A deposit transport device for transporting paper sheets placed in the deposit chamber to the holding chamber;
A table game paper sheet handling device, comprising: a driving device that drives a deposit conveyance device. A stacker for storing paper sheets conveyed from the holding room;
A storage and transfer device for transferring paper sheets from the holding chamber to the stacker;
The paper sheet handling device according to claim 11, wherein the driving device drives the storing and conveying device.   12. The paper sheet handling according to claim 11, wherein a non-contact sensor that detects the presence of a plurality of paper sheets that are electrically connected to the driving device and is arranged in the holding chamber and generates a detection signal is provided in the holding chamber. apparatus. A stacker for storing paper sheets sent from the holding room;
A storage transport device for transporting paper sheets from the holding chamber to the stacker and storing them in the stacker;
A non-contact sensor that detects the presence of a plurality of paper sheets arranged in the holding room and generates a detection signal;
A storage switch that is attached to the housing and generates a start signal for driving the storage and conveyance device;
The non-contact sensor and the storage switch are electrically connected to the driving device,
12. The paper sheet handling device according to claim 11, wherein when the non-contact sensor generates a detection signal, the storage and conveyance device is activated by operating a storage switch.   The paper sheet handling according to claim 11, wherein a cover having a transparent lid movable between a closed position covering the front surface of the reservation chamber and an open position separated from the front surface of the reservation chamber is attached to the upper housing. apparatus.

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